Sectors / Financial Services & FinTech

Financial Services
& FinTech

Investment banking for financial institutions and financial technology companies.

Sector overview

Services, coverage and team in one document.

The sector

We advise owners, boards and management of financial institutions and FinTech companies on raising capital, selling or buying a business, and restructuring.

Our bankers spent their careers at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Cowen and BTIG, and in private equity and asset management. Between them they have managed risk, run operations and technology, and executed M&A and capital markets transactions.

$1.8B

In transactions closed since the firm was founded

What we do

Equity and debt placements

Public and private placements with institutional and retail investors to fund working capital and expansion, give shareholders liquidity, or stabilize the capital structure.

Mergers and acquisitions

Exclusive sell-side and buy-side advice, including distressed businesses and assets and consolidation across the sector. Financial institutions also retain us to weigh strategic options, contain potential losses and strengthen risk management.

Restructuring

Balance sheet restructurings and related tax strategy, in-court and out-of-court processes, and negotiations with bondholders.

Fairness opinions

Opinions issued under FINRA Rule 5150, including transactions between affiliated entities where the interests of related parties may conflict.

The team

Raju Panjwani, CPA

Managing Director, Investment Banking

raju@yacapital.com

More than 30 years in financial services and technology, covering risk management, operations and technology, business strategy and M&A for large and mid-sized clients. Eighteen years at Morgan Stanley, where he was a managing director, after five years at PwC in New York.

Omar Brown

Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking

omar@yacapital.com

More than 25 years in financial services, managing debt and equity risk in the convertible bond and ETF businesses at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Cowen, BTIG and RedTail Capital Markets. Before YAC, an advisor and investor in alternative investments for an endowment and a hedge fund.

Peter Formanek, CPA

Founder & Managing Partner

peter@yacapital.com

Advisor to companies, fund managers and family offices for more than 30 years, with involvement in over 300 transactions. Previously CFO of Southern Cross Group, which raised more than $2 billion across four funds.

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Young America Capital · Mamaroneck, New York

914.777.0100

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